Obama says US must try talking to Iran

[Undertoad]

We don't have to look to Iraq for examples of Iran's support of terrorism, muffin.

[piercehawkeye45]

Merc-

The mujahideen were significantly financed, armed, and trained by the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) during the Carter and Reagan administrations,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mujahid...of_Afghanistan

Tw pointed out that the US supported the IRA and UT refuted that, so I just gave another example. Obviously Iran sponsors terrorism, only a fool wouldn't think so because they almost have the same goal as the United States, to spread and gain influence throughout the region.

I don't think that Iran will give nukes to terrorists, it just doesn't make sense. Iran wants to the be the regional power and being blown back to the stone age by the US and Israel really hurts that goal.

[Undertoad]

Did they use terrorism against the Russkies or was it more sort of an ordinary uniform-wearing shootout in the hills?

[piercehawkeye45]

It was guerrilla style warfare.

[queequeger]

To clarify my last post (as I calm) I am not in any way anti-US. I think we have the potential as a nation to make the whole world a better place. I don't think our military is bad at all. In fact, it's just a group of folks like any other. I don't think that the things we do are terrible or evil (a lot of it is misguided, and I am very anti-bush administration), but I do think it's beyond stupid to claim we are righteous and they are evil, inately. I hold not respect at all for suicide bombers who kill civilians. I have NO hatred, however, toward any militias fighting for what they want, or any country doing it's thing.

All the action we've taken over the past 40 or 50 years has been in self interest, with a big middle finger to the rest of the world. We topple governments without any consideration to it's people or long term effects. We bomb people who we deign 'bad guys' and we fund a similar group and call them 'freedom fighters.' It's all so twisted around and chewed up that by the time we're done that we cause more harm than good. And frankly, I don't believe there WAS any good intent in most of our military actions. It was all for punishment and dick-wagging, and THAT'S what I'm against.